Vital articles is a list of subjects for which Wikipedia should have correspondingly high-quality articles. It serves as a centralized watchlist to track the status of Wikipedia's most essential articles. This is one of eleven Level 4 sub-lists of ten thousand articles and is currently under construction.
Articles are labelled as:
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Good articles
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Biology and health sciences (1,476 articles)
Basics (43 articles)
Anatomy and morphology (121 articles)
Basics (5 articles)
Animal (94 articles)
General (9 articles)Circulatory system (10 articles)
Digestive system (7 articles)Muscular system (4 articles) |
Nervous system (25 articles)
Integumentary system (9 articles) |
Reproductive system (11 articles)Respiratory system (3 articles)Skeletal system (7 articles)Urinary system (3 articles)Tissues (6 articles)
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Plant (20 articles)
General (12 articles) |
Plant stem (3 articles)Plant tissues (5 articles)
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Fungus (2 articles)
Biochemistry and molecular biology (43 articles)
Biological processes and physiology (47 articles)
Basics (10 articles)
Biological reproduction (8 articles) |
Animal reproduction (7 articles)Plant reproduction (7 articles)
Development (2 articles) |
Animal ontogeny (13 articles)
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Botany (5 articles)
Cell biology (36 articles)
General (1 article)Cell processes (10 articles) |
Cellular division (5 articles)Cell parts (6 articles) |
Organelles (10 articles)
Plant cells (4 articles)
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Ecology (17 articles)
Zoology (18 articles)
General (4 articles)
Ethology (14 articles)
Organisms (870 articles)
Animals (567 articles)
General classification (8 articles)
Cnidarians (3 articles)
Echinoderms (4 articles)
Mollusks (10 articles)
Porifera (1 article)
Arachnids (7 articles)
Crustaceans (10 articles)
Insects (59 articles)
Beetles (Coleoptera) (5 articles)
Flies (Diptera) (10 articles)
Fly
Common fruit fly
Black fly
Botfly
Crane fly
Calliphoridae
Horse-fly
Housefly
Mosquito
Tsetse fly
Hemiptera (true bugs) (7 articles)
Hymenoptera (10 articles)
Lepidoptera (8 articles)
Lepidoptera
Butterfly
Bombyx mori
Geometer moth
Lymantria dispar dispar
Moth
Pieris brassicae
Swallowtail butterfly
Odonata (3 articles)
Orthoptera (6 articles)
Arthropoda, others (9 articles)
Hexapoda (2 articles)
Myriapoda (3 articles)
Chelicerata (3 articles)
Invertebrata, others (10 articles)
Ecdysozoa (3 articles)
Lophotrochozoa (5 articles)
Platyzoa (2 articles)
Agnatha (4 articles)
Fishes (88 articles)
Fish (Level 3)
Coral reef fish
Deep-sea fish
Chondrichthyes
Acanthodii
Osteichthyes
Placodermi
Anglerfish
Arapaima
Chimaera
Eel
Electric eel
Flying fish
Milkfish
Northern pike
Oarfish
Mullet
Ophidiiformes
Scorpaeniformes
Stickleback
Batoidea (6 articles)
Characiformes (3 articles)
Chondrosteans (2 articles)
Clupeiformes (5 articles)
Cypriniformes (5 articles)
Cyprinodontiformes (2 articles)
Gadiformes (3 articles)
Osmeriformes (2 articles)
Perciformes (17 articles)
Perciformes
Barracuda
Cichlid
Goby
Mackerel
Marlin
Mahi-mahi
Serranidae
Siamese fighting fish
Swordfish
Perch
Remora
Tuna
Wrasse
Pleuronectiformes (5 articles)
Salmoniformes (3 articles)
Sharks (6 articles)
Siluriformes (2 articles)
Syngnathiformes (1 article)
Tetraodontiformes (2 articles)
Amphibians (9 articles)
Reptiles (47 articles)
Dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles (13 articles)
Birds (117 articles)
General articles (5 articles)
Accipitriformes and Falconiformes (9 articles)
Anseriformes (4 articles)
Apodiformes (2 articles)
Caprimulgiformes (1 article)
Charadriiformes (4 articles)
Ciconiiformes (4 articles)
Columbiformes (4 articles)
Coraciiformes (3 articles)
Cuculiformes (3 articles)
Galliformes (8 articles)
Galliformes
Chicken (Level 3)
Grouse
Guineafowl
Peafowl
Common pheasant
Common quail
Domestic turkey
Gaviiformes (1 article)
Gruiformes (4 articles)
Passerines (2 articles)
Corvoidea (8 articles)
Passerida (23 articles)
Bulbul
Cardinal
Bunting
Finch
Icterid
Lark
Mockingbird
New World warbler
Old World flycatcher
Ploceidae
Old World sparrow
Starling
Sunbird
Swallow
Tit
Thrush
Wren
Tyranni (3 articles)
Pelecaniformes (5 articles)
Phoenicopteriformes (1 article)
Piciformes (3 articles)
Procellariiformes (3 articles)
Psittaciformes (4 articles)
Ratites (6 articles)
Sphenisciformes (1 article)
Strigiformes (3 articles)
Tinamiformes (1 article)
Trogoniformes (2 articles)
Mammals (162 articles)
Bats (5 articles)
Carnivora (36 articles)
Cetaceans (8 articles)
Erinaceids (1 article)
Even-toed ungulates (37 articles)
Even-toed ungulate
Alpaca
Bovidae
Camel
Deer
Llama
Giraffe
Guanaco
Hippopotamus
Peccary
Pronghorn
Sus (genus)
Vicuña
Lagomorphs (3 articles)
Marsupials (8 articles)
Monotremes (3 articles)
Odd-toed ungulates (7 articles)
Pilosa (2 articles)
Pinnipeds (4 articles)
Primates (22 articles)
Proboscidea (3 articles)
Rodents (15 articles)
Rodent (Level 3)
Capybara
Nutria
Beaver
Dormouse
Guinea pig
Hamster
Marmot
Mouse
Muridae
Muskrat
Porcupine
Rat
Squirrel
Soricomorpha (2 articles)
Animal breeds and hybrids (19 articles)
Cats (2 articles)
Cattle (3 articles)
Dogs (7 articles)
Horses (5 articles)
Hybrids (1 article)
Sheep (1 article)
Plants (259 articles)
Non-flowering plants (25 articles)
Green algae (3 articles)
Bryophytes (5 articles)
Pteridophytes (4 articles)
Gymnosperms (13 articles)
Pinophyta (conifers) (10 articles)
Monocots (33 articles)
Alismatales (3 articles)
Arecales (1 article)
Asparagales (10 articles)
Commelinales (1 article)
Liliales (5 articles)
Pandanales (1 article)
Poales (9 articles)
Zingiberales (2 articles)
Non-monocots (68 articles)
Apiales (2 articles)
Asterales (11 articles)
Brassicales (2 articles)
Caryophyllales (1 article)
Cornales (1 article)
Cucurbitales (1 article)
Ericales (8 articles)
Fabales (2 articles)
Fagales (5 articles)
Gentianales (3 articles)
Lamiales (6 articles)
Malpighiales (6 articles)
Malvales (2 articles)
Myrtales (4 articles)
Proteales (3 articles)
Rosales (6 articles)
Sapindales (2 articles)
Solanales (1 article)
Edible fruits (50 articles)
Culinary fruits (38 articles)
Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Banana
Blackberry
Blackcurrant
Blueberry
Cherry
Citrus
Fig
Cranberry
Date palm
Durian
Grape
Guava
Jackfruit
Kiwifruit
Lychee
Mango
Morus
Cucumis melo
Olive
Papaya
Peach
Pear
Pineapple
Plum
Pomegranate
Raspberry
Strawberry
Tamarind
Watermelon
Botanical fruits used as culinary vegetables (12 articles)
Edible seeds, grains, nuts (pulses) (30 articles)
Grains (10 articles)
Pseudocereals (3 articles)
Nuts (8 articles)
Pulses (9 articles)
Vegetables (53 articles)
Leafy vegetables (9 articles)
Root vegetables (15 articles)
Arrowroot
Beetroot
Carrot
Cassava
Daikon
Onion
Parsnip
Potato (Level 3)
Radish
Rutabaga
Sugar beet
Sweet potato
Taro
Turnip
Yam
Other vegetables (9 articles)
Herbs and spices (20 articles)
Fungi (15 articles)
Edible fungi (6 articles)
Poisonous fungi (2 articles)
Other organisms (29 articles)
Health, medicine and disease (276 articles)
Health and fitness (25 articles)
Drugs and pharmacology (31 articles)
Medicine (84 articles)
See also "Biology" for e.g. anatomy
General concepts (11 articles)Human anatomy (13 articles)Dentistry (6 articles) |
Fields of medicine (30 articles)
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Medical procedures (24 articles)
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Morbidity (136 articles)